Paph question- Keeeeeeevin

[psyc1210]

I have so many Paphs that I am interested in. Unfortunately haven't been able to get any yet. Funds are currently low. And some that I was interested in, I had to cross off the list, since they get huge...SOOOO....I wanted to know if you could tell me about:

Paph. rothschildianum 'Walla Walla' x (James Bacon x Virgo) 'Cascade Chip'.

Does that get too large? What size would you say it would be for blooming size? Mature size?

Also, Paph Dollgoldi....is that an overall large plant?

[tom499]

Paph Dollgoldi (rothschildianum x armeniacum) will have leaves of maybe 10 to 14inches when mature, likes lots of light and cooler nights to help stimulate flowers. Very sort after plants, pretty expensive indeed.

Roths are generally large multiflorals and again need good light and will take up lots of space. The one you've mentioned is said to be more compact in growth, but Roths will still be quite big unlike the more compact parvi's.

[Vivienne]

Paph niveum and Paph primulinum are both small plants. At least mine are.

[psyc1210]

Originally Posted by tom499

Paph Dollgoldi (rothschildianum x armeniacum) will have leaves of maybe 10 to 14inches when mature, likes lots of light and cooler nights to help stimulate flowers. Very sort after plants, pretty expensive indeed.

Roths are generally large multiflorals and again need good light and will take up lots of space. The one you've mentioned is said to be more compact in growth, but Roths will still be quite big unlike the more compact parvi's.

Do you know what the general leafspan for the one that is more "compact"?

[kmarch]

Originally Posted by psyc1210

Paph. rothschildianum 'Walla Walla' x (James Bacon x Virgo) 'Cascade Chip'. Does that get too large? What size would you say it would be for blooming size? Mature size?

These types of crosses between Brachypetalum paphs (niveum, bellatulum, godefroyae, concolor, and thaianum are the species, both James Bacon and Virgo are pure Brachy hybrids, there are about 50 other pure brachy hybrids) and Corypetalum paphs (found in the Section Paphiopedalum, like rothschildianum) are very popular and for good reason. Their flowers are simply spectacular. Such crosses include:
Paph Vipanii
Paph Woulense
Paph Wossner Kologod
and Paph Wossner Koloniv.

While the rothschildianum parent is a big plant, all of the Brachypetalum paphs are small, infact among the smallest of all paphs. When crossed, the plants come out in a range of sizes but mostly a mature flowering size plant will have a leaf span approximately 12 inches or so. That's not much bigger than your average Maudiae-type.

When buying Brachy-Cory crosses like these, try to find out which parent was the pod parent. Crosses of this type can be very difficult to flower if the roth is the pod parent. Look for crosses in which the Brachy is the pod parent. They flower much easier.

Originally Posted by psyc1210

Also, Paph Dollgoldi....is that an overall large plant?

Paph Dollgoldii (note spelling) is also a roth cross this time with the vibrant yellow Paph armeniacum. Paph armeniacum is also a fairly small plant. A flowering size Dollgoldii would probably be about the same size as I mentioned above, maybe about 12 inches or so. My Dollgoldii plants are about 2 more years form flowering but they have about 6 inch leaf spans.

[psyc1210]

Thanks for that info Kevin...I will try to look further into which was the pod parent, as I really like the look of that cross, and all the others that you posted. Those really catch my eye